Dispensing can



Aug. 9, 1927. 1.638.178

J. H. MILLER DISPENSING CAN Filed July 23. 1926 IN VEN TOR ATTORNEYiIOSEPI-flH. MILLER 01* This invention relates to improvements in;

The novelty in the presentimp'roved'struc- 1 true resides in-certainfeatures, 1n the nozzle and the stern whereby'to provide a moresubstantial guid efor the stem; *to enablethe' cap-end of the stem to beswungla-teral'ly out of alineinent .withl'ithe discharge-end'ofthenozzle so that the contents maybe poured" I tfo'i' thefnozzl-ej and! isthus apermanent. part of the lattelz rzq' v ff;

A sealing gasket-22 is seated in the internal cap. "structure at:the'nndeP side: i of the,

hem the nozzlewithout. hindrance "by the capandtoenahle theca'p and'stemv'to he morereadilv operated to'reinove-or replace the cap and toperinitflm inner'end o fjth'e servefas anagitator. p

stem to he'operated in the container so asto With these;' an otherobjects in view, the

1 drawing; wherein i ;j invention is illustrated inZthe accompanying tthe complete can in side eie; Fig. Qillust'rat'es' th'e nozzl e and thegripper portion of thefcanin don'g'itudinal section and shows the sternwith its loop-end tilted 'as necessalry when entering thef-saine in wthdraw ng t from the. can end.

" move the Fig;- shows theses and nozzle in longitudinal section withthe stern moved out and the outer end of the steni swung laterally tonozzle. V e

' Fig. A illustrates a cross-sectional detail through the nozzleandstem, the section be- 7 ing taken on the line Hot Fig 3.

Fig. showsanother cross-sectional detail i through the nozzle and thestern,.the seca tion being taken on the line 5 5 ofFig. 3,

and Y I a a FigQG illustratesthe outer end ofthe 1102-- z'lewith thelocking not'chestherein.

Referring to, the structure sh'wn n the e 1 drawing, the numera'llO,designates the'cy.-'

lindric body of the container, which in this instance is 'presumed'to bea sheet rnetalv can.

, The head-end 11 of this can has ajhreast I 12, with a central fnipp1e13 and this nipple Aflat ledge 16 is formed on the nipple about theopening 15 for a purpose'that will presis exteriorlyr threaded at 14with coarse threads and has, a central. opening 15 therein.

ently be explained.

With the container or can, I provide a spout or nozzle 17 containingnovel features.

larger at its 13b cap out of 'positionin frontof the This nozzle fisslightly apes, being I i its discharge-end; andat saidi attaching end,

the lnezzlie'ihas internal {cap structure oomprising a crosswisepartition-1'8with a seriies U of perforationsw 'th'ereinl and: aecentr lY OPeni g QQ- v ,1 w

nu'la'r screw-threaded flange '21 which ten The cap" structure is ipermanently. sol

se or iattaching-endthan:at V i "FTThe-interna Seap structure-alsohas'an an dere'd or otherwise attached to" the lower end? 'ceasl gs seaaM ment with the central openihgrQOei'nthe par-- tition18 and a stem 27extends'through the nozzle, -passing through the guide-tube 2 L and alsothrough the opening 20in the cappartition. i

' The stem 27; is formed ofi wire" and hasa flat or elongated'loop 28at: the inner end 7 beyond thev internal cap-structure: i The formandconstruction of thisloop 28, r

*inmxial time "qknozzleg liprovidefa central guide-tube *Qeh -fj whichdepends in. the. was and this. tube is- ;carried by a cross-bar"QEDQvvhiJclf has ;it's oppos ite ends 26' turned idown in'andpermaign'ently'fastened, to the insideto the nozzle tube, F t I isprecisely like that discl'osedl in m said prior patent and no claini ismade herein to n this ;loop 'in itself, but briefly,;the loop. is

formed with one side 29. extending laterally r a] greater. distance fromthe stem '27" than the other side-30' sothat it becomes necessary :toturn the'loop to a preciseposition to. enter it "in thenipple-opening15-or tofi remove it from that opening, precisely 59plained in mysaid patent. a

Between the partition 18 of ture and the inner end of jthecentralguidetube 24;, I provide the stein 27 with a crossplate 31 having fiatsides332, which pro-- vide passagesr 83 in the nozzle'for the inlet ofair and the; outlet of fluid: during the pouringor dispensing--operation-and at two] oppositesidespthis friction rross-plate' 31 hasrounded edges' 3fi which latter; when i a the capastruc-i 1 he stead-sodrawn out t its 'iilaia; will lie :close to the inner wall of thenozzle.

' The ster'nfhas an outer endportion 35, which is pivotally connected"at 36 to the nozzle, Thecap 37 ispermanently attached tothe outer endportion 35 of the stem and drawing, it will be-noted that the outer- 1end 23 of the-nozzle isprovided with a pluralityof edge-notches-39 andthat when the. a stern hasbeen pulled out until the pivot. end 36 is,p'roj.ected from the tubular 'guide 24, theouterend of thefs'teininaybeswung i laterally and iseated jonlzone of the edge notches 39 in whichsaid end, will be held and thus prevent the stennfrom rotating or 1 I yfrorn inoving backfzintoithe nozzle. Y?

The lateral displacement of the cap 37 ",by-swingingthestein endj3 5'also removes the cap from in front ofthe discharge-end 1 23 of thenozzle so that when dispensing "dressing on travelingfbeltsythe nozzlemay be held close tothesbeltifland the dressing I -properly distributed.thereover.flr

s 1 During'the dispensing operatlon, air may.

enter the nozzleuand pass inwardly through one of thef passages 33 whilethe'dressin'gf will flow through the other-of said passages :33in a.flat ribbon forrnland bedelivered at the'nozzle-endtw r As'allthepartsare connected, loss of anyfd of them will be avoided,-itbeingunnecessary to entirely disconnectthe stem from the can even to "refillthe latter. s aving described my invention, I claim,-,

11' In a. dispensing can the combination i with a can-body having anozzle-engaging connection; of a' nozzle de'tachably connect ,ing. withsaid body-connection, a stem ex: an eye-or loop 38 .is-provided on theouter v I end ofs'aid stern portionto' enable theslatter ,-to be readilygraspedb-ythe handto draw I thestemputv'vardly; L Bymeference, to Figs;2 3-, was of the tending throughthe nozzle said stem having a'pivotedouter-end portion toenable/said portion tobe swung laterally when drawnoutwardly from the nozzle and a. cap attached to the outerpiv'oted'endof the stei'n and shaped: to cover the nozzle end. 7

2. In a dispensing can the combination" with a cylindric body having aprojection at oneend thereof said projection being i provided with anopening, of a tapered nozzle detachably connected to the projection,

said nozzle having guide-means therein and also having notches in itsouter srnaller r m-edge, a stem extendlng all the Way through the nozzleand guided by said guide-means therein said stein having a i "pivotedouter end portion and capattached tothepivoted outerend -portion of Lthe stem and shaped to fit'the smaller endv of the nozzle said pivotedend' portion of the stem when drawn outwardly from the nozzle to unseatthe cap being movableelatlerallyto seat in the riIn-edgenotch of;the

out of 'a1ineinent nozzle and hold the cap with the nozzle-end. I Intestimony whereofI aflix my signature.

' JOSEPH H. LLER;

